I never read this as a kid, so I picked it up on Prime Reading and dug in. This one is going to haunt me for years, I can already tell. As the reader, you follow Charlie, a mentally disabled man, as he goes through a potentially groundbreaking surgery that will give him above-average intelligence. He starts out a confused, frightened man and …
The best friend I ever had was a year ahead of me in school. Our English classes would alternate a few of their assigned books for class. She recommended this book to me strongly. I was disappointed when my year was going to be assigned a different book. I requested this book from my teacher. This surprised her because most students grouch about …
I read a lot of books, but lately, I often will not finish a book. I start and stop many books from various sources, but this book caught me immediately. I read it straight through and am still haunted by much of it.
Written in 1958, some things are outdated, but the guts of the book are based on human nature and the human mind — which are …
In the book, Charlie is given something and is supposed to be grateful for it, even when it’s corrupted and the end result turns heartbreaking. This is well-written literature. It might not seem so for the first ten percent of the book, but the reasoning becomes clear. Then it shifts to the grammatical structure to which most readers are …
By Daniel Keyes
One of the most impactful books of my childhood.
I never read this as a kid, so I picked it up on Prime Reading and dug in. This one is going to haunt me for years, I can already tell. As the reader, you follow Charlie, a mentally disabled man, as he goes through a potentially groundbreaking surgery that will give him above-average intelligence. He starts out a confused, frightened man and …
It is beautiful and tragic. It broke my heart and continues to every time I read it.
Fantastic sci-fi novel
The best friend I ever had was a year ahead of me in school. Our English classes would alternate a few of their assigned books for class. She recommended this book to me strongly. I was disappointed when my year was going to be assigned a different book. I requested this book from my teacher. This surprised her because most students grouch about …
I read a lot of books, but lately, I often will not finish a book. I start and stop many books from various sources, but this book caught me immediately. I read it straight through and am still haunted by much of it.
Written in 1958, some things are outdated, but the guts of the book are based on human nature and the human mind — which are …
In the book, Charlie is given something and is supposed to be grateful for it, even when it’s corrupted and the end result turns heartbreaking. This is well-written literature. It might not seem so for the first ten percent of the book, but the reasoning becomes clear. Then it shifts to the grammatical structure to which most readers are …